Annual Report on Operations July 1, 2007 - June 30,2008 STRENGTHEN DIVERSIFY HONOR MEDB ANNUAL REPORT on OPERATIONS | JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008

Annual Report on Operations July 1, 2007 - June 30,2008 STRENGTHEN DIVERSIFY HONOR MEDB ANNUAL REPORT ON OPERATIONS | JULY 1, 2007 - JUNE 30, 2008

INSIDE CONTENTS ...... 1 MISSION/VISION ...... 2-3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... 4-5 PROGRAM GOAL ONE ...... 6-9 PROGRAM GOAL TWO ...... 10-15 PROGRAM GOAL THREE ...... 16-21 PROGRAM GOAL FOUR ...... 22-25 PROGRAM GOAL FIVE ...... 26-28 APPENDICES ...... 29-32

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Middle school girls job shadow engineers from Goodfellow Brothers during annual “Introduce Girls to Engineering Day.”

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VISION A future in which abundant opportunities for rewarding employment are met by a qualified, resident workforce in Maui County, a community which honors its cultural heritage and natural environment

MISSION To provide leadership and vision in our community for the responsible design and development of a strong, sustainable, and diversified economy for Maui County

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Alexander & Baldwin’s Grant Chun, Stan Kuriyama and Steve Holaday cele - Representative and Mrs. Nakasone as he is honored as brate MEDB’s 25th Anniversary by presenting President & CEO Jeanne Skog the recipient of MEDB’s Colin C. Cameron Award. with an A+ Report Card and a Signature Sponsorship of $25,000.

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Mayor Charmaine Tavares share a moment with Rep. Bob Nakasone at “A Pathway To Our Future,” the 2007 event benefiting MEDB’s Ke Alahele Education Fund.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Aloha! 2007 marked our 25th year. Amidst the usual frenetic energy of students, entrepreneurs Don’s generosity reminded us of just how fortunate we are to have been a part of a and partners, it was a time for reflection, appreciation and celebration. legacy of giving throughout MEDB’s 25 year history. Memberships, sponsorships, volunteering, and grants combine to give us fiscal stability and perform. Clearly, MEDB has changed. In 1982, there were just two staffers, Don Malcolm and me, guided by a 12-member board of directors and armed with a vision that would The addition of the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund was more cause for celebration. benefit an entire community. Our budget was about $50,000 that initial year. Today, Over $210,000 was raised in our first major fund raiser, headlined by our Distinguished our staff has grown to 24, including two on Oahu, delivering on a myriad of programs Educators U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye and Mayor Charmaine Tavares. That giving by our that seek to transform lives and businesses around a diversified economy. Our budget community to science and tech education inspired us all. The over 30 awards to date is about $4 million a year. Women in Technology alone reaches 5,000 residents a year. translates to a reach of 1,500 students.

But in the most fundamental way, we have stayed the course. We remain focused on We are pleased to share our 2007-2008 year with you. It is not intended to be com - broadening career options for our residents. We seek and assist businesses in targeted sec - prehensive but rather representative of our programs and initiatives and their outcomes. tors which include astronomy, optics, information systems, agritechnology and renewable It is also an invitation to continue or to begin to work with us as we rise to meet new energy. With education and industry partners, we shape education and training offerings challenges and explore more opportunities on behalf of Maui Nui. that enable—and empower—our residents to participate in this economy. A Hui Hou, Our founders set the culture of innovation, of creating solutions to solve unprece - dented challenges. Donald Malcolm, our first president, set this pattern. For him, Jeanne Unemori Skog research—gathering adequate information—laid the foundation for building effective President & CEO solutions. This year, Don posthumously gifted MEDB with funds to realize its goal of conducting “research and analysis on economic issues that promote informed decision making.” Don’s dedication to MEDB was unprecedented—and it lives on.

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Youth Alliance members visit Maui Memorial Medical Center and Akaku: Maui Community Television

“Focus Maui Nui has begun to influence many aspects of life on our islands…from major employers to small community-based organizations to candidates for public office...” — 2008 Stepping Forward tabloid

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PROGRAM GOAL Build community consensus for economic development priorities in Maui County, guided by the vision1and values of Focus Maui Nui.

BUILDING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT “Today was really fun because we actually got to make Focus Maui Nui a show and get involved in what AKAKU does…” — Kiana Atkinson, 3rd year YA member Youth Alliance (YA) connects to community Youth Alliance seeks to create stewards of Maui Nui’s values and priorities by exposing young people to systems in our community within the context of Focus Maui Nui. FMN column continues to grow awareness • The weekly Focus Maui Nui newspaper column continued • This year, 30 teen members participated in eight hands-on sessions that empha - in The Maui News. sized Science and Technology as a tool in civic engagement, agriculture, health care, astronomy, public safety, culture, hotel operations. • The exposure and new format in the newspaper and ads in the Maui Weekly, Lahaina News and Haleakala Times have • 2007-08 YA hosts included: AKAKU, Monsanto, MEDB, Maui Memorial Medical allowed the strategies of FMN to grow in awareness and Center, Maui Community College/Culinary Arts Academy, Institute for draw new readers. Astronomy/Air Force Research Laboratory, Pacific Disaster Center, and the Lanai community. • Case in point: FMN project manager Alexa Betts Basinger wrote a column on the Hibiscus that triggered numerous • Youth Alliance members also provided a youth perspective at the “Maui Water responses. Many readers called, wanting to know how to Resources Forum” presented by the Sustainable Living Institute of Maui. The help propagate the plant and several even went to the two-day conference offered information about the current state of water on Maui Nui Botanical Garden with the article to ask about Maui including its impact, challenges and options. getting a plant to propagate.

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Young Leadership program launched • After two years in the planning, Ka Ipu Kukui Leadership Program was launched in September 2007. The dozen young leaders who were accepted into the first year of the program came from a variety of businesses, community organizations and education.

• A partnership between Focus Maui Nui and Decisions Maui Leadership program has incorporated the vision and values of both programs as it strives to provide valuable input for the County’s General Plan.

FMN surveys residents at the County Fair • Thanks to the assistance of the Maui Farm Bureau, Focus Maui Nui again had a robust presence at the County Fair.

• With the help of community volunteers and MEDB staff, nearly 1,100 resident sur - veys were collected, serving both as a measurement of FMN’s evolving efforts and an awareness tool to involve more residents.

Maui County Energy Expo 2007 Over the past three years, MEDB has become more involved in clean technology prod - ucts and has identified the Energy sector as one of the most locally viable in its eco - nomic development efforts.

• Building on this work, MEDB was pleased to partner with the County of Maui to present the two-day Energy Expo. The event brought together businesses, gov - ernment, community development organizations and the public in advancing the development of green future for Maui County.

• Following the theme “Green Power, Green Future”, the inaugural event attracted 300 participants.

• Five working groups were formed to discuss renewable energy options and formu - late recommendations for a comprehensive Energy Action Plan for Maui County that will make it a vibrant community model powered by sustainable energy solutions.

Youth Alliance members visit Faulkes Telescope

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• Project EAST was also invited to participate in the educational panel. Students highlighted their EAST projects related to green energy. In addition, two students were asked to speak at the conference closing remarks.

• From the vision developed at the Energy Expo came the formation of the Maui En - ergy Alliance, a partnership with Maui Economic Development Board, Maui Com - munity College, and the U.S. Department of Energy. For more on the Energy Alliance, see Goal Two.

Focus Maui Nui Youth Alliance visit Monsanto

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Solar array on MEDB’s Ke Alahele Center

Sun delivers juice to MEDB

In early 2008, the Maui Economic Development Board unveiled its new solar The solar array, which can generate an estimated daily output of 175 kilo - energy system, the largest photovoltaic solar array ever built on Maui. watts per hour, was installed atop MEDB’s building in the Maui Research Technology Park. It powers all of MEDB’s offices, as well as common areas The project was the result of a third-party financing deal with California- in the building. On sunny days, surplus power will be sold to Maui Electric, based Solar Power Partners, which agreed to pay more than $500,000 for while MEDB will buy back power when it’s cloudy. installation and maintenance, then sell the power back to MEDB for less than current Maui Electric Co. rates. MEDB Executive Director Jeanne Skog said Source: Maui News the deal showed how creative financing could make renewable energy possible for local businesses.

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PROGRAM GOAL Inspire, support and promote innovation in economic development 2throughout Maui County

DEVELOPING BUSINESS • Approximately 5000 attended and gave Team Hawaii an excellent opportunity to recruit kama’aina living in the mainland who were interested in coming home to work. Tech Enterprise 2007 June 20-21, 2007 Honolulu, Hawaii • Conference featured 280 exhibitors focused on Optical Engineering and Instru - The conference seeks to introduce Hawaii companies to resources that foster economic mentation, Nanophotonics, Organic Materials, Illumination Engineering and Solar growth and promote technology development in the islands. and Alternative Energy. • Together with the Kauai Economic Development Board, University of Hawaii, Hawaii • Team Hawaii occupied a large pavilion anchored by the University of Hawaii, En - Technology Development Venture (HTDV), MEDB joined a panel to talk about the terprise Hawaii, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism supporting activities of organizations who assist tech companies. (DBEDT), as well as local Economic Development Boards and private industries. • The event is targeted toward “dual use” companies throughout the state who de - • MEDB distributed over 350 copies of Maui County brochures featuring Maui busi - velop technologies that have both military and commercial applications. ness assets and made over 200 contacts. These contacts are crucial to Maui’s success in expanding our tech industry. 2007 Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) Conference • Next year, Team Hawaii is considering a switch to the Photonic West confer - August 28-31, 2007 San Diego, California ence whose 17,000 attendance ensures Hawaii a larger stage to showcase its MEDB was part of the Team Hawaii event to showcase Hawaii’s space, astronomy and technology assets. National Air Defense assets, as well as to network to attract potential businesses to Maui County.

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2007 AMOS Conference September 12-15, 2007 Wailea, Hawaii

• Over 550 scientists, engineers and technical managers from academia, industry, government and the military attended the keynote speeches and poster sessions.

• As a shining example of MEDB’s ongoing mission to diversify Maui’s economy through technology, the AMOS conference attracted attendees from nine countries and has become the nation’s top space situational awareness (SSA) conference.

• Over 90 technical papers were presented in sessions and another 25 in poster format. Topics included telescopes and sensors, imaging, adap - tive optics, space object identification and PAN-STARRS.

• AMOS also attracted 12 conference exhibitors, representing an outstanding cross- section of space-related technology companies, sup - pliers and services.

• A first for the conference: A total of seven sponsors including title spon - sors -- Boeing Company and the County of Maui. Featured conference sponsors included Analytical Graphics Inc., Lockheed Martin, Pacific Disaster Center, and SAIC.

• MEDB surpassed its projections garnering $50,000 in sponsorships and $18,000 in exhibitor revenue.

“AMOS is a great forum to understand the challenges the government is facing and how industry can support them.” — Steven Caponos Technical poster presentation at AMOS Conference Retired USAF, now SAIC executive

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2008 Power-Gen Renewable Energy and Fuels Conference February 19-21, 2007 Las Vegas, Nevada In its fifth year, this premier all-renewable conference and exhibition features the most important trends and issues impacting the industry. The event brings together wind, solar, biomass and alternative fuels, hydro and geothermal sectors for three days of strategic information exchange, regulatory and economic issues and networking.

• Over 170 exhibitors from across the U.S. and Europe, Canada and China were represented

• Prior to leaving the island, MEDB met with eight Maui companies to present their collateral materials and generate marketing leads.

• The timing of the Team Hawaii exhibition was perfect because it coincided with the DOE/Hawaii State MOU which was just signed and announced nationally, prompting high traffic at the booths and generating 200-250 quality contacts.

24th National Space Symposium April 7-10, 2008 Colorado Springs, Colorado Exhibit at National Space Symposium The National Space Symposium remains an important annual venue for promoting the AMOS Conference and Hawaii’s space-based assets among 7000+ interna - tional participants.

• MEDB exhibited jointly with AFRL and DBEDT’s Office of Aerospace Development under the banner “Aerospace in Hawaii: A Constellation of Opportunities”.

• The Team Hawaii booth with its Hawaiian music, flowers and shell lei became the undeniable center of attention prompting Space Foundation President & CEO Elliot Pulham to comment, “Hawaii…small booth, big presence!”

• AMOS/MEDB staffers were able to confirm major sponsor commitments from Raytheon and AGI while setting up key exhibitor prospects. AMOS giveaways also attracted 200 business cards representing targeted contacts.

2008 BIO International Conference June 16-19, 2008 San Diego, California WIT Project Manager Jenilynne Salvador Gaskin and MEDB’s High Tech Maui Program Director, Steve Perkins, joined colleagues from DBEDT and EDB at the Team Hawaii ex - hibitor booth to promote business development for Hawaii-based biotech companies, as well MEDB showcases Maui’s diversified agriculture and biofuel industry at 2008 as provide contacts and information for kama’aina who may want to come home to work. Bio International

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• The conference and exhibition attracts over 20,000 attendees annually from 61 Maui County Energy Alliance launched countries and all 50 states. • Led by Mayor Charmaine Tavares, MEDB joined the County of Maui, Maui Com - munity College and the Department of Energy to work toward a vision of a green • MEDB generated over 100 contacts for bio-energy, bio-ag, bio-med and agri-tech energy future for Maui County. companies represented at the exhibition. • Five working groups that include local experts and citizens are focused on renew - able energy, green work force development and education, energy and trans - portation infrastructure, energy efficiency and conservation, and the reduction of ASSISTING BUSINESS greenhouse gases and carbon emissions. • The goal is to achieve 95% renewable energy and a neutral carbon footprint for the Through its High Tech Maui program, MEDB assisted over 50 businesses that were inter - county by 2020. ested in setting up or expanding in Maui County this year. They spanned a wide range of industry sectors including Agriculture, Beverage Industry, Dual Use, Federal Projects, Financial, Food, Medical Research, Renewable Energy, Space industries among others. Department of Energy reviews Maui’s renewable energy efforts Bill Parks from the federal Department of Energy brought eight other officials from Maui Food Technology Center (MFTC) opens Washington D.C. to get acquainted with MEDB on renewable energy activities • Aligning with Focus Maui Nui strategies to develop a self-sufficient, sustainable future for Maui County, the new Maui Food Technology Center represents the • In subsequent sessions, the energy officials also met with other Maui companies tremendous potential of diversified agriculture and the natural resourcefulness of that were advancing renewable energy including Hnu Photonics, RENEWW (wood to our island residents to create products from locally grown crops and food. energy company), Maui Energy Group (electric cars) and Provision (photovoltaics). • A key goal of MFTC is to be Hawaii’s premier resource for food science and food • DOE’s assessment continues to be that Maui County is well positioned to accelerate technology education that attracts, grows and supports the next generation of renewable energy for short- and mid- term and the DOE is committed to assist. Hawaii farmers and agri-businesses. • In February 2008, the State of Hawaii and signed a Memorandum of Understanding • MFTC will educate and train MCC students in food technology principles and prac - (MOU) committing to a partnership to work towards “dramatically shifting Hawaii’s tices, in addition to providing information and outreach services to farmers, food energy system from one that is fueled primarily by oil to one that is powered primarily producers and the public. by renewable energy.”

High Technology Development Venture (HTDV) becomes new partner Maui Film Festival continues strong showing • As part of its focus to diversify and strengthen the local technology sector, MEDB • MEDB continued on its multi-year contract with the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) has partnered with HTDV to build capacity among Hawaii-based small businesses to support the Maui Film Festival in Wailea. HTA has been very impressed with to perform high technology work related to Department of Navy and Department founder and director Barry River’s ability to draw A-list celebrities, as well as gen - of Defense programs. erate high caliber editorial and publicity partners nationwide. • HTDV is striving to create a Pacific regional center for commercialization of • MEDB is the fiscal sponsor of the state and county funding for the Film Festival that defense and homeland security technologies that would benefit small companies continues to bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars to Maui and Hawaii as well in Hawaii. as millions in media impressions. • The result will be a stronger technology base in Hawaii to meet technology oppor - tunities and enhance our economy statewide.

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Maui TechOhana • In partnership with the Small Business Development Center, MEDB works to sup - • How to compete for federal R&D dollars to develop innovations port small businesses and provide a quarterly networking program showcasing new companies that are creating buzz. • Basics and advanced tips on proposal writing

• The TechOhana lunch gatherings have become sold out successes this year, of - • How to protect intellectual property fering a range of stimulating speakers from a serial entrepreneur in the wireless industry to a seasoned inventor of renewable technologies. • Strategies on commercializing SBIR projects Networking with local successful SBIR companies

The Federal Network MEDB belongs to the Federal Network, a consortium of defense-related businesses on Maui, working together to develop strategic business partnerships. Our goal is to use the group’s strengths including its world-class research & development, to take high tech in Maui to the next level.

• A good example of the Federal Network’s “group think” was a meeting MEDB arranged with Steve Goodfellow and John Maloney of Pacific Rim Land. Steve provided a brief history of PacRim’s current Maui Research & Tech Park projects and expressed his interest in assessing the current best practices for parks of this kind then revisiting MR&TP’s uses and strategic marketing plan. Hnu Photonics presents at quarterly Tech Ohana networking luncheon

• Industry reps shared their perspective on what could best help, as MR&TP rethinks its future development.

Federal Contracting Workshop In partnership with Boeing and the Air Force Research Laboratory, MEDB presented a workshop on “Contracting with the Federal Government for Small Businesses”

• Led by seasoned contracting officers from Air Force Research Laboratory and Boeing, the workshop provided an orientation and valuable advice on contracting opportunities.

• Over 40 participants from business took advantage of the free 6-hour workshop

Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR & Small Business Technogy Transfer (STTR) Conference November 14, 2007 Wailea, Hawaii Presented by the High Technology Development Corporation, this biennial conference is an exceptional opportunity to learn about federal research dollars and go one-on- one with federal grant managers. Participants learned:

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PROGRAM GOAL Prepare Maui County’s residents to compete for 21st century careers by improving Maui County’s capacity to educate3, train and provide skill-based experiences

Our Women in Technology-initiated STEM programs are now firmly design to computer-aided design, geographic information systems to 3D imaging, entrenched across the state and currently impact over 6,000 global positioning systems to webpage graphics. Hawaii students, educators and industry professionals annually. • Representatives from Oceanit, Pacific Disaster Center, the Maui Economic Devel - opment Board and Sae Design talked about the software they use, presented ex - amples of their work and discussed career preparation and options. STRENGTHENING EDUCATION TO WORKFORCE PIPELINE “By giving students a glimpse of the inside process, we were trying to help them connect the dots between the Project EAST software tools they’ve been using in the labs with the For students interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Project EAST continues to expand in scope and provide meaningful opportunities for island stu - corresponding applications in industry.” dents. By leveraging federal investment with Maui County and private sector funding, — EAST Project Manager Isla Young WIT was able to increase training opportunities, enabling students to gain the real world skills to compete in the global market place. King Kekaulike student wins EAST logo competition • Peter Lanse, an 11th grader at King Kekaulike High School, won the national Proj - Industry Day focuses on real world technology ect EAST 2008 Conference Logo Competition. Peter’s logo entry emerged as the • EAST students from five Maui and Molokai high schools were given a relevant look best of the best. He plans to major in web or graphic design in college. into real world technology at our first annual Industry Day, September 25, 2007 in the Maui Research & Technology Park. • Over 130 logo entries from five states and 46 different EAST programs were sub - mitted, centering upon the conference theme: “Building a path. Leaving a trail.” • Industry representatives from different sectors of Maui’s tech community offered a valuable overview of 21st century careers and software applications to over 100 students and school facilitators. 2008 EAST National Partnership Conference held • Thanks to WIT and County funding support, 49 Maui EAST students and advisors • During the half-day event, students heard firsthand how the software programs were able to attend the national conference held February 27 - March 1, in Little they are currently using in their labs apply to the real world — from engineering

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Rock, Arkansas. They joined over 2000 students from six states to present their teams, 20 were selected as semi-finalists, 5 of those teams from Hawaii. Farrington projects and compete for top awards. High in their rookie debut ranked 16 out of 20.

• Nine Hawaii schools including Maui High, Baldwin High, Kihei Charter, King FIRST LEGO League Hawaii expands Kekaulike, Lahainaluna High, Chiefess Middle, Kea’au High, Molokai Middle and Through isisHawaii/WIT support, FLL team numbers increased from 24 in 2006 High schools participated in the prestigious awards competition and brought to 83 in 2007 national recognition to Hawaii. • A survey sampling showed a balanced gender and minority participation: 46% • Maui High School and King Kekaulike High were both chosen as Founder’s Award girls, 54% boys; 50% were under-represented ethnic minorities. finalists, from among the top ten EAST programs in the country. The overall award recognizes the EAST school that best exemplifies the following criteria: Student • WIT/isisHawaii offered an FLL workshop and training series, attracting 61 public Growth, Collaboration and Community Achievement, Innovative Use of Technology. school educators/coaches, representing 40 new schools

• Through WIT Oahu partnerships, the workshops also attracted five new Girl Scout “EAST has helped me become a better learner and a teams and 9 4H teams from Maui and the Big Island. better citizen…ready to solve the problems of the One+One eMentoring expands to health sciences future through self-education and professionalism.” isisHawaii partnered with the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center to launch isisHealth, a pilot project at Kapolei High — Vanessa Viloria, Maui High graduate School’s Health Academy which boasts 90 registered students.

IsisHawaii • The goal is to provide students with information about health science careers and connect them with local healthcare professionals in on-line mentoring partner - A major partnership with isisHawaii on Oahu has allowed WIT to expand and diversify ships for educational guidance and career exploration. its scope of services while strengthening its overall reach in STEM education and work - force development statewide. • Through the combined network of partners that isisHawaii and the Area Health Education Center, students will have the opportunity to gain insight and knowl - RoboticsHawaii popularity accelerating edge from active local healthcare professionals working in a wide range of fields Interest in scholastic robotics has been increasing statewide. In 2008, legislators ap - from Dentistry to Veterinary Medicine, from BioEngineering to Diagnostics to propriated Act 111 state funding to support all national scholastic robotics programs Rehabilitation. currently in Hawaii. MEDB, with our EDB partners, have allocated WIT funding to sup - port robotics in Hawaii for almost a decade, positioning us among the first organizations Hawaii Technology Development Venture (HTDV) partnership to invest. • A new partnership has been initiated with HTDV whose mission is to utilize the capabilities of Hawaii-based small businesses in technology efforts related to • Robofest Hawaii Department of Navy and Defense programs. WIT/isisHawaii organized the Hawaii exhibition for Robofest, a national scholastic robotics program created by Lawrence Technological University. Over 150 parents, • This includes support of Defense & Dual Use Network of Hawaii, TechEnterprise and administrators, supporters, students and spectators attended. HTDV Education series. • Botball The WIT-sponsored Farrington High School team on Oahu placed well at the National Botball Tournament, held this year in Hawaii. Out of 70 international

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MIT Women’s Initiative Project Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Hawaii Each year, the MIT Women's Initiative Program selects ten school sites nationwide to WIT sponsored ten SWE Hawaii members who made the trek to Nashville for the 2007 reach out to young women about the exciting profession of engineering. SWE National Conference.

• In early 2008, WIT Oahu formed a dedicated MentorNet team to review and refine They joined 4000 participants for three exciting days filled with sessions, tours, net - recruitment strategy at ten UH campuses throughout the islands. So far this year, working, and career opportunities. The Hawaii SWE team took third place in the national WIT helped recruit over 50 new student protégés, matching them with mentors in website competition. Hawaii and around the globe.

• In addition, WIT scheduled “What is an Engineer?” presentations on Oahu, Ke Alahele Education Fund Maui, Hawaii Island and Kauai. The events reached over 600 middle and high The Ke Alahele Education Fund was created by the Maui Economic Development Board school girls. to help local educators, individuals, parent groups and other organizations enhance student learning as well as augment their own professional development.

MentorNet In 2007, 22 Ke Alahele awards were given out benefiting 1600 students throughout This national award-winning e-mentoring program has been especially effective for Maui County, including our first interns who gained valuable work experience with host women by providing real-world access to professional networks often unavailable to employers MHPCC and PDC. them in the male-dominated fields of science and engineering. • In early 2008, WIT Oahu formed a dedicated MentorNet team to review and refine “The Ke Alahele grant enabled me to instill a sense of recruitment strategy at ten UH campuses throughout the islands. So far this year, WIT helped recruit over 50 new student protégés, matching them with mentors in excitement in my students about science…” Hawaii and around the globe. —Cathryn Smith, Haiku Elementary

Invention Factory (IF) Excite Camp WIT Oahu is a grant partner with the Invention Factory (IF). Through hands-on, At the 7th annual Excite Camp event held on July 11-13, 2007, WIT partnered with Maui project-based instruction, IF students are taught how to rebuild electronic toys so Community College, the UH Institute of Astronomy, Akimeka, Monsanto, Maui High that children without the necessary motor skills can play with them. In the process, Performance Computing Center, Northrup Grumman, Oceanit, Pacific Disaster Center, and students learn valuable engineering skills and concepts they can carry forward to the US Air Force to host various Camp activities at a number of Maui sites. future engineering careers. • The goal of the Camp is to educate and excite girls in the STEM fields, while building • In April, Stevenson Intermediate Invention Factory (IF) team presented disabled self-esteem through aligning culture and science. children from Jefferson Elementary’s Orthopedic Unit with store-bought elec - tronic toys modified specifically for their use. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono • Activities were led by a number of young mentors, including Kawai Kuluhiwa, a recent and Hawaii State Senator Gordon Trimble were on hand to greet children astronomy graduate from UH Hilo, who integrated her native Hawaiian culture into and staff. every aspect of the three-day event.

• WIT/isisHawaii recruited engineering professionals to speak to IF students, Tech Careers Day: I Am The Future parents and teachers at this event. 60 people attended. Nearly 60 students from five Maui high schools got firsthand exposure to science and technology fields as part of the tenth annual Tech Careers: I Am the Future event, October 25-26, 2007.

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• Held at the Maui Research & Tech Park in Kihei, the popular two-day sessions are engineering activity to build a “spaghetti bridge.” designed to introduce and motivate students toward careers in science, technol - ogy, engineering and math (STEM). • IGED has been organized and hosted for the past eight years by the WIT Project in collaboration with the Hawaii Society of Engineers-Maui Chapter and the • WIT led an industry partnership with prominent technology-based companies in - County of Maui. cluding Akimeka, Boeing, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Monsanto, Oceanit, Pacific Disaster Center and Textron, as well as the County of Maui, University of Hawaii-Institute for Astronomy and the U.S. Air Force. Tech Connect 2: A Night with the Stars A Night with the Stars was the theme of the second annual 4-H Tech Connect event sponsored by WIT and 4-H Maui. Maui EAST students documented the evening with High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair photos and video. The sixth annual High Tech Maui Holiday Job Fair was held at the Maui R&T Park in De - cember 2007. WIT partnered with Kama’aina Careers and the Maui County Workforce • The free event was held on May 2 at the Institute for Astronomy’s (IFA) Waiakoa fa - Investment Board to host this targeted event for technology job seekers. cility in Kula, and open to anyone interested in the science, technology, engineer - ing and math (STEM) fields. • Overall, 200 applicants were given the opportunity to meet with employers and have their resumes reviewed. Interested participants were able to pre-register • Along with a presentation from astronomer J.D. Armstrong, students got to take a and submit resumes via the High Tech Maui website, becoming part of the HTM peek through a high-powered telescope. Oceanit scientist Kawai Kuluhiwa ex - skill set database. plained how ancient Hawaiians navigated with their own form of star charts. Oceanit scientist James Firth conducted a fun Astronomy Jeopardy. • Participating employers included: Akimeka, the Boeing Company, County of Maui, Lockheed Martin, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Oceanit, Pacific Disaster Center, Textron Systems and more. Middle School Tech Careers: I Am The Future Over 55 students from Maui County middle schools got firsthand exposure to a wide • Held each year, the popular High Tech Job Fair offers students and former residents range of science and technology fields at the 2008 Middle School Tech Careers: I Am a unique chance to check out job opportunities while they are home for the holi - the Future event held May 29-30. days. At the same time, it gives Maui-based companies a way to relay company information and recruit skilled kama’aina who are motivated to return home to live • This year’s participation reflects an impressive 45% increase over 2007’s ground - and work in Hawaii. breaking science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) awareness event tar - geted at younger students.

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) • Participating middle schools included Iao, Kalama, Lahaina, Maui Waena. New Maui’s eighth annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day was held on February 21, 2008. funding also allowed middle schools from Lanai and Molokai to participate as well. The goal of this program is to expose girls to the field of engineering and encourage them Although priority was given to public schools, there were also one or two repre - to become engineers themselves. sentatives from St. Anthony and Emmanuel Lutheran.

• Thirty 7th and 8th grade girls from Iao, Kalama, Lahaina, Kihei Charter and • With new education sponsorship funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory Maui Waena Intermediate schools were invited to job-shadow local engineers (AFRL), the two-day sessions began with interactive sessions at high tech com - from private sector companies and County of Maui engineering departments. panies such as Akimeka, Boeing, Maui High Performance Computing Center, Monasanto, Oceanit and the Pacific Disaster Center. The second day culminated • The day-long event was a huge success. It included an educational video with a tour of the observatories atop Haleakala. showcasing the various types of engineering careers as well as a fun, hands-on

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Kama‘aina Come Home Agriculture Awareness Workshops WIT partners with Kama’aina Careers to help bring Hawaii talent back into the June 12-13, 2008 Kahului, Maui island workforce. • This highly informative, two-day DOE accredited development workshop was cre - ated for Maui middle and high school teachers to help increase agricultural aware - • New 2008 initiatives included presentations at university Hawaii Clubs, meetings ness in their classrooms. at campus career centers and with local families at large Hawaii-inspired events and festivities. • Workshop topics included: the latest advancements in agriculture, 21st century agricultural careers in Hawaii, the Hawaii Career Pathway system, lesson devel - • Key mainland cities were covered in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, as well as Las opment to communicate agriculture information to students in the classroom Vegas, St. Louis and San Diego. PRESENTING STEM MODELS EDUCATING THE EDUCATORS 2008 WEPAN National Conference Statewide Department of Education Tech Coordinator Conference June 8-11, 2008 St. Louis, Missouri October 26-27, 2007 Kihei, Hawaii WEPAN is a national not-for-profit organization with over 600 members from nearly • The Women In Technology project was proud to be an event sponsor for the 200 engineering schools, small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations, and non-profit statewide Tech Coordinator Conference held on Maui. organizations.

• Over 300 teachers participated in the event adding many new contacts for our ed - • WIT Director Leslie Wilkins, WIT Project Manager Jenilynne Gaskin and Cultural ucators database. In addition to a staffed booth, WIT provided a comprehensive Advisor Kawai Kuluhiwa traveled to St. Louis to present a paper on the effective - capacity building workshop highlighting science, tech, engineering, and math. ness of our Excite Camp model, now in its seventh year.

• Entitled “Honoring Culture, Diversifying the Workforce, Strengthening Science”, the AEJEE/GIS Workshops paper focused on keeping native Hawaiian middle school girls engaged in math and June 26 & June 30, 2008 Molokai, Big Island science in Hawaii. WIT helped recruit educators for this introductory Geographic Information System (GIS) workshop, which was offered in two parts: the first on June 25 at the Molokai Adult Ed - ucation Center and on June 30 at UH Hilo’s North Research Center. 2008 American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE) National Conference June 22-25, 2008 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • The statewide initiative is targeted at computer-literate science, math or social stud - The ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition hosts over 400 plus technical sessions span - ies teachers, grades 6-12, and tech coordinators who want to learn GIS basics. ning all disciplines of engineering education.

• Instructors used ArcExplorer – Java Education Edition (AEJEE), a free desktop ap - • At this year’s conference, WIT Director Leslie Wilkins and Project Manager Isla plication specifically designed with the K-12 audience in mind. AEJEE allows stu - Young presented a paper based on our standout Project EAST program, entitled dents and teachers to accomplish many of the basic GIS spatial processes on both “Service Learning: Community and Cultural Values that Engage Under-represented Windows and Mac platforms. Groups into the STEM Pipeline.”

• Upon completion, each teacher received a $150 stipend, wall maps, a jump drive • One of WIT’s most successful statewide models, Project EAST is a project-based, containing Hawaii mapping data and ongoing online support. service-learning program that provides students with the most current, high-end technologies available in the most progressive fields in the world.

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Skog receives Stephen L. Jackstadt Award

Jeanne Skog, CEO and President of the Maui Economic Development Board, was awarded the Stephen L. Jackstadt Award for her outstanding support of eco - nomic education.

Ms. Skog was instrumental in overseeing the addition of economic education to MEDB's mission to ensure Hawaii residents are provided with abundant opportu - nities for rewarding employment. She joins a distinguished list of prior award recipients, including U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, Governor Linda Lingle and University of Hawaii President David McClain.

Hawaii Council on Economic Education May 6, 2008

Award recipient Jeanne Skog with Executive Director Kristine Castagnero, Hawaii Council on Economic Education

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PROGRAM GOAL Expand support for policies and funding that ensure the availability of sustainable living wag4e jobs throughout Maui County REACHING OUT THROUGH PARTNERS Congresswoman visits Maui R&T Park In August 2007, Congresswoman Mazie Hirono paid a visit to the Maui Research & Each year, MEDB staffers meet with key government officials and participate in organ - Technology Park, dividing her time between Maui’s new AFRL Commander Mark izations with similar goals to help expand our education to workforce objectives. Leonard, MHPCC’s newly opened JAWS computing center and MEDB’s STEM Acad - emy, otherwise known as the Kihei Charter Middle School. These include federal, state and county leaders, as well as organizations such as A Keiki’s Dream, Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Council on Economic Education, • WIT hosted a luncheon for the congresswoman, where she met with 20 young Maui Visitors Bureau, Mental Health Association, Tri-Isle R C & D Council, Women’s Fund women who have participated in various STEM-related programs. of Hawaii, Business and Professional Women USA, Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, State EPSCoR Committee, Nonprofit Directors Association, Hawaiian Immer - • The students presented their experiences and were joined by their industry men - sion, and 4H. tors. Rep. Hirono shared her first year as a member of Congress and her plans for the upcoming election. State Legislators get high tech tour In an effort to share Maui’s technology story with as many policymakers as possi - Maui Health Care Task Force ble, MEDB hosted Sen. Roz Baker, Chair, State Ways & Means Committee and her The Maui Health Initiative Task Force was created by the Hawaii State Legislature in colleagues – Senators Shan Tsutsui, Kalani English, Gary Hooser (Kauai), Donna Kim 2007 to give the communities of Maui, Molokai and Lanai the opportunity to provide di - (Oahu) and three legislative aides. rection for the future of health care services and infrastructure in their county. • MEDB arranged a tour to four of Maui’s tech companies – Akimeka, Ambient Micro, • MEDB’s Jeanne Skog served on the Acute, Primary and Emergency Care Com - Trex Enterprises and Oceanit. mittee – one of the investigative subcommittees of the task force studying our county’s health care needs. • These leaders have figured significantly in Act 221 that provides tax incentives for technology companies and in particular, Project EAST and MEDB’s building • After four months of listening to experts, reviewing data, breaking up into com - funding. mittees and conducting publicly noticed meetings, task force members developed an overarching health care goal statement for the county, and agreed on a set of priorities that they believe must be implemented to provide a high quality of health care in Maui County.

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EDAH presents to 2008 Senate committee • Maui stands to see significant changes in Kahului Harbor if plans go through and • In January, the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii (EDAH) was asked to update anticipating the impact will be critical. The EIS process is ongoing. the state Senate Economic Development committee chaired by Carol Fukunaga.

• Along with other EDBs statewide, MEDB CEO Jeanne Skog had the opportunity to Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative tell senators about our latest education/workforce programs, in an effort to seek In January 2008, the State signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Dept. the State’s partnership for ongoing and future STEM initiatives. of Energy for the Hawaii-DOE Clean Energy Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to decrease energy demand and accelerate the use of renewable resources to provide • EDAH will be handling the $1.1 million state funding recently released for support 70% of Hawaii’s energy consumption by the year 2030. of MEDB/WIT sponsored Project EAST and other project-based learning.

Directed Energy Professional Society Harbors Modernization Plan MEDB was pleased to begin a new funding partnership with the Directed Energy Pro - • The state Department of Transportation officials came to Maui to meet with MEDB, fessional Society (DEPS). As part of its education to workforce mission, MEDB’s Women the Maui Visitors Bureau and Maui Chamber of Commerce on the proposed Har - in Technology Project provided the grant and fiscal management for DEPS funding to ex - bors Modernization Plan. pand equipment and training capacity in the Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology Lab (ECET) at Maui Community College.

Launch of Economic Cadre with Maui teachers

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Maui hosts Pacific Century Fellows • Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii Each year, young leaders from business, government and nonprofit organizations across • Hawaii Council on Economic Education the state are selected for the Pacific Century Fellows program -- hands-on sessions that introduce them to Hawaii’s current assets, challenges and opportunities. • Hawaii Womens Fund • Hui Malama • As part of the 2008 program, Maui was chosen to host an afternoon of technol - • Maui Chamber of Commerce ogy-oriented sessions at the MR&T Park. • Maui Food Technology Center • Thirty-five Fellows heard presentations from MEDB, Maui High Performance Com - • Maui Historical Society puting Center, Pacific Disaster Center and Oceanit. • Maui Nonprofit Directors Associations • Maui Redevelopment Agency • The next day, they toured space surveillance facilities atop Haleakala and were briefed on their unique scientific, economic, cultural and environmental significance. • Maui Visitors Bureau • Tri-Isle Resource Conservation & Development Council

County’s General Plan underway Looking comprehensively as the range of factors that influence the physical develop - ment of our community, Maui County’s proposed General Plan will provide a guide for future growth of the island to the year 2030.

• MEDB CEO Jeanne Skog serves on the 25-member General Plan Advisory Commit - tee to develop recommendations to the Planning Director of the Maui Island Plan.

• The impact of the Maui Island Plan will be sweeping for the present and future generations of island residents; therefore, the community input from FMN’s Walk - Story and PlanStory will become increasingly relevant.

• The GPAC completed its review of the Policy Plan. Since the county General Plan will become the defining statement of our residents’ needs and desires, it will ul - timately incorporate the Maui Island Plan and the recommendations of Focus Maui Nui, the countywide visioning process launched by MEDB in 2003.

PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY

The MEDB staff is encouraged to assist the community through active participation in boards and groups. These activities help achieve our mission through the work of or - ganizations with complimentary goals. In 2007, staff volunteered time as members of:

• A Keiki’s Dream • Business and Professional Women

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Women in Technology partners with The Honolulu Advertiser to publish the third annual STEM Tabloid.

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PROGRAM GOAL Provide research and analysis on economic issues that promote informed decision-making5within the Maui County community

PUBLISHING INFORMATION • The benchmarking document is constantly evolving over time, creating a “living document” which will be updated periodically to include new, more effective measuring tools and action plans that currently reflect the state of Maui County. 2008 STEM Tabloid • The third annual STEM tabloid was developed and published by WIT/MEDB and • For the 2008 benchmark, the FMN committee reached out to residents, organi - the Newspaper in Education (NIE) program as a supplement to the Hawaii Adver - zations and government to contribute through comments, suggested action tiser newspaper on March 26, 2008. plans, data sources, ideas for data points and gathering data. • This year’s theme – “It Takes a Village” -- is based on the establishment of com - • After comprehensive review, the committee came up with 150 data points and munity partnerships to advance STEM education and outreach in Hawaii. action steps. A full copy of the Next Steps Report can be found at www.focus - mauinui.com. • The STEM tabloid is distributed to 150,000 households statewide, as well as a range of local and national events including the 2008 National Science Teach - ers’ Conference in Boston, the Native Hawaiian Educators Conference in Wind - Stepping Forward 2008 ward Oahu, the Hawaii State Science & Engineering Fair and FIRST Robotics • In early 2008, a Stepping Forward tabloid insert highlighting the major data Regional Competition. points from FMN’s Next Step Report was published by MEDB in partnership with The Case Foundation, County of Maui and The Maui News. 2008 Next Step Report • The tabloid provided a snapshot of the latest data on a range of community is - • The Next Step Report is Focus Maui Nui’s first effort to begin to benchmark, col - sues from education and environment to economic development, culture, hous - lect and report data points that can help the community understand the progress ing and transportation. of its community-wide vision.

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• Stepping Forward also provides action steps for individuals as well as businesses to get involved in creating and sustaining a balanced Maui Nui.

Hawaii Innovators newsletter • In March 2008 WIT partner, isisHawaii, published a new HTDV newsletter -- Hawaii Innovators -- to showcase the high tech industry in Hawaii including the lead fea - ture on MEDB’s latest STEM programs.

SHARING BEST PRACTICES

The following WIT research papers have been accepted, presented and published at the following national conferences:

• 2007 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) International Conference: Building Technology Skills While Serving your School and Community

• 2007 ESRI International Conference: Learning About the Environment Through Community Projects

• 2007 ESRI International Conference: Enhancing Learning with GIS in K-12 Educa - tion and Youth Programs

• 2007 Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) Conference Na - Jeanne Skog joins Hap Malcolm, son of MEDB’s first President Donald Malcolm, tional Conference: Project EAST presentation & Poster Presentation in accepting Maui County Council resolution recognizing the many contributions of Donald Malcolm in diversifying Maui County’s economy. Donald G. Malcolm • 2007 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference & Exposition: posthumously provided a legacy gift to MEDB in support of research and analysis Aligning Indigenous Culture with Science that promote informed decision making. • 2007 ASEE Conference & Exposition: isisHawaii: The Power of One-Plus-One Brings Girls into the Science and Engineering Pipeline

• 2007 ASEE Conference & Exposition: Mentornet’s Wisconsin And Hawaii Statewide Initiatives

• 2008 ASEE Conference & Exposition: Service Learning: Community And Cultural Values That Engage Under Represented Groups Into The Stem Pipeline

• 2008 Women in Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN): Honoring Culture, Di - versifying Workforce, Strengthening Science

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The Honorable Riki Hokama Mr. Mitchell Nishimoto BOARD OF DIRECTORS Council Chair Vice President & Maui Region Supervisor (As of November 20, 2008) Maui County Council First Hawaiian Bank Mr. Perry Artates Mr. Steve Holaday Ms. Saedene Ota Executive Director President, Agribusiness Group President Hawaii Operating Engineers Industry Stabilization Fund Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. SAE Design, LLC The Honorable Rosalyn Baker Mr. Alvin Imada Mr. Tom Reed Senator Neighbor Island Regional Manager President State of Hawaii Central Pacific Bank Aloha Glass Recycling, Inc. Mr. Eugene Bal Mr. Ronald Kawahara Mr. Ed Reinhardt Executive Director President President Maui High Performance Computing Center Ronald A. Kawahara & Co. CPAs, Inc. Maui Electric Company, Ltd. Mr. Ryther Barbin Ms. Haunani Lemn Ms. Patricia Rohlfing Attorney at Law President Senior Vice President & Manager Waiolani Elua, Inc. Maui Commercial Banking Center Mr. Ryan Churchill Bank of Hawaii Vice President Mr. Curt Leonard Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. Program Manager Mr. Don Ruffatto Oceanit Director, Hawaii Operations Mr. Richard Collins Textron Systems President Mr. Tom Leuteneker Collins & Company, Inc. Carlsmith Ball LLP Mr. Clyde Sakamoto Chancellor Mr. Jerry Cornell Mr. Wesley Lo Maui Community College Program Manager, Maui Space Surveillance Systems LEOS CEO The Boeing Company Maui Memorial Medical Center Ms. Jeanne Unemori Skog President & CEO Mr. Paul Fairchild Mr. Anders Frank Lyons Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. Maui Operations Manager Palmyra Atoll Program Director Trex Enterprises Corporation The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii Mr. William Russell Vice President, Corporate Banking Mr. Wes Freiwald Mr. Mike Maberry American Savings Bank President Assistant Director Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC Institute for Astronomy The Honorable Charmaine Tavares Mayor Ms. Barbara Haliniak Dr. David McClain County of Maui President President Molokai Chamber of Commerce University of Hawaii

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Ms. Pam Tumpap Treasurer ECM, INC. President Ms. Patricia Rohlfing First Wind Maui Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President & Manager Ka'anapali Development Corp. Maui Commercial Banking Center Sprint Hawaii Ms. Terryl Vencl Bank of Hawaii Wailea Marriott Hotel Executive Director Warren S. Unemori Engineering, Inc. Maui Visitors Bureau MEMBERS Ms. Lani Weigert Ho‘omohala (up to $1,200) Director of Marketing & Public Relations Ho‘okina (up to $10,000) Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea The Lavender Farm, Inc. Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Goodfellow Brothers, Inc. First Hawaiian Bank Haleakala Ranch Company Mr. James Worley Kamehameha Schools Ka'anapali Beach Hotel President Maui Electric Company, Ltd. Makai Company Pali Kai, Inc. Maui Publishing Company, Ltd./Hawaii Publications, Inc. Marlene Q. F. Young Monsanto Company Maui Oil Company, Inc. OFFICERS SAE Design Ho‘oikaika (up to $6,000) Chair American Savings Bank Ho‘okumu (up to $500) Mr. Ed Reinhardt Bank of Hawaii Alii Kula Lavender President Central Pacific Bank Aloha Glass Recycling, Inc. Maui Electric Company, Ltd. First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd. Anders Frank Lyons Vice Chair Maui High Performance Computing Center Carlsmith Ball LLP Mr. Ronald Kawahara Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. Collins & Company, Inc. President Maui Memorial Medical Center Creative Environmental Communications Ronald A. Kawahara & Co. CPAs, Inc. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation General Growth Properties Oceanit Hawaii AgriTourism Association President Pacific Disaster Center Hawaii Superferry Ms. Jeanne Unemori Skog Referentia Systems, Inc. InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc. Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. SAIC Institute for Astronomy Vice President Textron Systems Levin & Hu, LLP Ms. Leslie Wilkins The Boeing Company Lockheed Martin Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. Trex Enterprises Corporation Lokahi Pacific University of Hawaii Maui Arts & Cultural Center Secretary Virtual Radiologic Corporation Maui Chamber of Commerce Mr. Mike Maberry Maui Community College Assistant Director Malama (up to $2,500) Maui Visitors Bureau Institute for Astronomy Akimeka LLC Molokai Chamber of Commerce BlueEarth Biofuels LLC Pacific Biodiesel, Inc.

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Pacific Biotech LLC U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Presentation Services Audio Visual Pacific Defense Solutions, LLC Administration Trex Enterprises Corporation Pali Kai, Inc. Realtors U.S. Department of Housing Yokouchi Foundation Ronald A. Kawahara & Co., CPAs Inc. U.S. Department of Labor Tutor $2,500 Rosalyn Baker Akimeka LLC Ryther L. Barbin AMOS CONFERENCE Bank of Hawaii Ulupalakua Ranch, Inc. Title Sponsors Collins and Company, Inc. Wailuku Water Company, LLC Boeing Company Dell Waiolani Elua, Inc. County of Maui First Hawaiian Bank Conference Sponsors Friends of Bob FUNDING PARTNERS Analytical Graphics Inc. Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa Lockheed Martin Air Force Office of Scientific Research Haleakala Ranch Company Pacific Disaster Center Air Force Research Laboratory Hnu Photonics Raytheon County of Maui, Office of Economic Development Maui County Farm Bureau Science Applications International Corporation Directed Energy Professionals Society Munekiyo & Hiraga, Inc. Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii NCL America, Inc. KE ALAHELE EDUCATION FUND Hawaii Community Foundation Oceanic Time Warner Cable Educator $10,000 Hawaii Council on Economic Education Old Lahaina Luau American Savings Bank Hawaii Institute of Public Affairs Pacific Disaster Center Goodfellow Brothers, Inc. HEI Charitable Foundation Referentia Systems, Inc. Maui Electric Company, Ltd. Maui Farm Bureau SAIC Maui Hotel & Lodging Association Maui Land & Pineapple Co, Inc. The Maui News Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc. Maui R & T Partners Title Guaranty of Hawaii, Inc. Gencom Group National Science Foundation University of Hawaii The Boeing Company High Technology Development Venture WCIT Architecture, Inc. Textron Systems Corporation Pacific Rim Land Wells Fargo Mentor $5000 State of Hawaii, Department of Business, Wilson Okamoto Corporation Economic Development & Tourism Central Pacific Bank Partners State of Hawaii, Hawaii Tourism Authority Keifer, Merchant & Garneau George Aikala The Case Foundation Mark & Trina Ramsey Alii Kula Lavender U.S. Department of Agriculture Maui High Performance Computing Center Aloha Recycling, Inc. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Monsanto Hawaii Ambient Micro Development Administration Northrop Grumman Ameritone Maui U.S. Department of Education Oceanit Laboratories, Inc. Anders Frank Lyons U.S. Department of Energy PCL Construction Services, Inc. Rosalyn Baker

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Rex and Alexa Betts Basinger Rosehill & Associates Nancy Bulosan-Marvin Becker Communications Ron Sakoda Lee Chiminiello Big Island Candies Scientific Consultant Services Lesley Erin Delos Santos Tonya DiGiulio Carlsmith Ball LLP Gregory Skog Lynn Fujioka Wayne and Iris Cober SSFM International, Inc. Jenilynne Salvador Community Workday Program Jeff Stark John Harrisson Diamond Hawaii Resort and Spa Tak and Yuki Lei Sugimura Kim Haueisen Julie Johnson Enterprise Honolulu Walter and Ione Tokishi Tom Liu Karen Fischer Tower Engineering Hawaii, Ltd. Christine Mitchell Ranold Fujioka Terryl Vencl Maria Moreno Carol Fukunaga Waiolani Elua, Inc. Erin Okazaki Joseph and Bertha Hew Sandy Ryan Barry Takahashi Howard Ikeda STAFF ASSOCIATES Benson Teruya InCode BioPharmaceutics, Inc. Diana Warren Joan Martin Jeanne Unemori Skog, President Amy Weintraub Leslie Wilkins, Vice President Kama'aina Careers Isla Young Roy and Betty Katsuda Alexa Betts Basinger Kauai Economic Development Board Pam Benson Kip and Janet Kendrick Leilani Bulosan Jeff Kuhn Landtec, Inc. Makai Company Ray and Anne Matasci Gerald Matsui Maui Chamber of Commerce Maui Leadership Fund Molokai Chamber of Commerce PBR Hawaii Fred Pablo Pacific Defense Solutions LLC Pacific Lightnet Pali Kai, Inc. Realtors Peletex, Inc. Richard Priest Maui Economic Development Board staff Ronald A. Kawahara, CPAs, Inc.